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Post by son on Apr 8, 2009 22:31:57 GMT 9.5
Who here doesn't know David?? And i don't mean David R-S...No... David English!  [a href="  "] [/a] I can't believe i haven't started a thread for him before now...*bad son**smacks wrist* All of you know and love him as the Auctioneer/butler in masquarade/the police chief/Monsier Leferve/ etc... But did you know that he also has produced/starred in alot of kids shows and been in quite a few stage productions as well. Am trying to track down these shows but they are proving to be elusive... Anyway am showing the love for a man who has become a Favourite of mine, not only is he a gentleman but he is well deserving of the praise i can't seem to find the words for,i'm lost for words to express how much i respect and adore him. I always look forward to when i'm at the stagedoor and seeing him when he comes out the door, thought i was going to miss him at perth but he came out on the last night to say hello. That was the best part of the 2days...all i was worried about was seeing David before i had to leave. So if you have any stories about david or want to show the love for a guy well deserving of the praise, you know what to do...Hugs all round. |
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Post by Injeanious on Apr 9, 2009 7:03:38 GMT 9.5
I was browsing on google a few days ago and saw a photo of a young David - but I just cannot remember where it was.
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Post by son on Apr 9, 2009 10:00:08 GMT 9.5
i know,i have the same problem....i found a site that has info on David but do you think i can find it now...of course not. XP
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Post by poppy on Apr 9, 2009 17:14:02 GMT 9.5
Gee work must be getting to me. Thought this was about Jon English   |
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Post by Marie-Cris on Apr 9, 2009 19:59:45 GMT 9.5
... David in Jon's Pirate King purple TIGHTS ... Now look what you made me think! Sorry, David! |
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Post by Fredus on Apr 9, 2009 20:31:47 GMT 9.5
Hehehe.
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Post by poppy on Apr 10, 2009 13:08:01 GMT 9.5
Sorry Mar! ;D
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Post by killerbananas on Apr 10, 2009 20:53:19 GMT 9.5
Wow this thread went OT in record time.
Anyhow, although I often pick at Monseiur Leferve, I do like David. He is a great (make that fantastic) all round performer, one that you have to search high and low to find. He plays so many contrasting roles and pulls them all off with 110%.
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Post by son on Apr 10, 2009 22:10:12 GMT 9.5
Gee work must be getting to me. Thought this was about Jon English LOL! just for you poppy i've found a photo of David just for you...its on the first post @mar - he would be flattered... Wow this thread went OT in record time. 5 posts, well at least now he won't feel left out cause we didn't OT his thread..  |
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Post by Marie-Cris on Apr 10, 2009 22:37:24 GMT 9.5
Equal treatment, I say. Even if that treatment makes them want to kill me, so be it. |
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Post by kyliechappell on Apr 26, 2009 12:40:17 GMT 9.5
My addition to this thread - I know for a fact that he was in the most recent Melbourne production of Miss Saigon - because I saw him after the final show . . . . I will check all my old theatre programs to see who / what else I can find, but it will have to wait until I get home.
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Post by son on Apr 28, 2009 10:28:26 GMT 9.5
Thanks Kylie, i do know that he was Ants understudy/alternate for Annie. Really wish i went to see it now but i have no doubt that i'll go and see any show he's in.
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Post by son on May 30, 2009 13:19:53 GMT 9.5
ok, i'll be the first to say it...David made me cry in adelaide. Ant got me in the usual spot,in AIAOY reprise(mind out of gutters please) :-)...but in the final lair i was upset but didn't cry...i think that the realisation didn't hit me til david came over and said his goodbyes..He gave me a hug then it hit me, i told him he made me cry and i got a bigger hug, i shall miss him. But i do have a bone to pick with him....he told me there's stuff on the net about him...I STILL CAN'T FIND IT!!!*headesk* Then again i am usless finding things on the net... |
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Post by roguecannon on May 30, 2009 15:32:57 GMT 9.5
He was a really awesome guy, so easy to talk and chat to after the show, really wish I had known more about him on the night, I just didn't realize HOW much stuff he has been in!
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Post by scuffa on Jun 1, 2009 21:53:59 GMT 9.5
For you Son, I went looking through some old programs. Funny Poppy mentioned Jon English because the first thing I found was from the production of Annie in the late 70s (I think about 77) where Hayes Gordon was Daddy Warbucks and there was a young gentleman in his first professional production listed as John English but from the photo, it is definately David.   The next program I have that had him listed in the Ensemble as David English was from Evita. John O'May played Che in this production. There was no information in the program on David though. The Sound of Music with Julie Anthony I think about 1981, David was listed as S.S. Lieutenant.  Anthony and David have had a long association beginning in 1986 in Guys and Dolls. Anthony as we all know was Sky and David was Brandy Bottle Bates  This association continued in My Fair Lady. The below is the extract from the program for the special concert production at Werribee Mansion, February 1998.  The final program I have (apart from the recent Phantom programs) which mentions David is the production of Annie where Anthony was Daddy and David as Jimmy Johnson.  Kylie said she saw David in the Melbourne production of Miss Saigon. I have the program from the 2007 production but he was not listed in this. There is also a brief mention in the Internet Movie database. www.imdb.com/name/nm1236745/Hope all this helps. |
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Post by kyliechappell on Jun 2, 2009 16:45:47 GMT 9.5
Maybe he wasn't in Miss Saigon, maybe he just went to see the show? I dunno . . . . brain's really not working well these days, not since I turned 30 last year . . . . .
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Post by aussiephan on Jun 2, 2009 21:18:27 GMT 9.5
Ahh Sound of Music, with Julie Anthony and Barthomew John, it was definitly 1981 - as it was the first stage production I ever saw and I can remember what age I was at the time  Bonnie |
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Post by son on Jun 3, 2009 10:37:04 GMT 9.5
Awwwwwww...thanks guys! @nik- i can just imagine how long you've looked for me, thank you!  scuffa- wow...just WOW!!! you truly are the keeper of the scrapbooks!see i thought there was alot of things he has done. I knew he and Anthony have known each other awhile but i thought it went back as far as Annie not Guys and Dolls! GREAT JOB Scuffa!! (I didn't go and see alot of shows when i was younger so i don't have any programs like that, the earliest i have is Jesus Christ Superstar then it jumps to when i lived in London but most of my programs from the shows i saw there were unfortunately badly damaged by water so were tossed out. ) |
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Post by scuffa on Jun 3, 2009 21:53:39 GMT 9.5
Thanks son. Keeper of the Scrapbooks sounds so much better than "horder".  Though I grew up in the country, I was lucky that I had a mother that loved musicals and as a treat every year we would go to the 'big smoke" to see a show or two. And I have just kept doing it all the time though there wa a period in the 80s when I could skrimp to get the ticket but could not afford the program. Would be interesting why he went from John to David. I wonder if it was because Jon English was getting pretty famous around that time? |
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